Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-05

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Notes of theiDay-
When the last sky rocket shot upward
last night and the sound of the last blast
of powder died away, there passed into
local history one of the grandest and
most glorious Fourth of Julys that has
ever been celebrated in this vicinity. To
begin with, dame nature was fully in ac-
cord with the demonstrations of the day,
and the weather was all tina. could have
been desired. 1t was not oppressively
hot, yet ,therel was sufficient warmth in
the atmosphere to impress one that it
was not the middle of winter, and the
light clouds which fosted all day over
head, while not bringing rain, shut off the
sunlight at intervals long enough TO give
the patriotic people breathing spells.
ROCK ISLANDS CELEBRATION
ooened with national salute at sunrise
and as soon as Old Sol was fairly up the
streets began to be thronged with people.
The regular trains on all the railroads
brought in crowds, while special on the
c., B. Il O., arriving at $50. brought
four hundred from Monmouth and inter
mediate points. The train consisted OF
ten coaches altogether, pulled by engine
35S, Engineer Norbury. and came in
charge of Conductor Coons. and went
out at II O'Clock last night in charge oil
Conductor Rand Nearly all Moline
came down TO witness the morning dem
onstrations; large number came from
Davenport and other adjoining cities, IL
say nothing of those who came from &
distance. There were about five thou
sand strangers in the city at $50. thu
time advertised for the procession t,
move.
THE PARADE
was a little late in getting started, and /
was about g.45 when the column move,
IN Second avenue from court hOus,
square, where it formed in command o
Alderman B. Winter, chief marshal Tn,
procession was headed by Bleuer's BAN
with Drum Major Stoddard. Then cam
Chief Engineer Knox and the Rock Isl
and volunteer fire departmental Phoe
nix. Wideawake, Rescue, Gable, Holl
and Gilpin companies then Frerkson
cornet band of Moline, an open C0ac
containing Kickspoo Indians, cowboys
etc. then DR.. Burnett the East India
doctor, a number of mounted Kicka
poo Indians in charge of G. 4. Bur
CESS. fifty members of O-Sau- kee tribe
Improved Order of Red Men, masked an
wearing the garb of the genuine red man
then the ragamuffin gang composed 0
all sorts of representations. The indus
trial exhibit o. which came last. let it b
said to the shame Of Rock Islands manu-
featuring institutions, was small bu
well designed what there was of it. Tn
local committee was in no way to blam
for this failing With the many Indus
trial pursuits which Rock Island pos
sesses, that procession might have been
mile in length, and credit to the city a
well as grand advertisement to the lin
Of manufacture represented. There
not a mandatory in Rock Island, an
scarcely mercantile house that coul,
not have been appropriately and striking
ly displayed in the line. As it was,
load Of flour, representing Streckfu'
city mills, load of pine wood, S. T
Watkins. and load of fireworks, Geo
f. Bailey, were the only representation
of Rock Islands business industry an
enterprise.
The procession moved up Secon
avenue to Twentieth street, turned sout
TO Third avenue, proceeded east
Twenty first street, south to Fourt
avenue, west to Fifteenth street, north |
Third avenue, and east to Union squar
where it disbanded. Then the stag
coach robbery, with realistic scenes frOl
the
WILD WEST,
took place The thoroughfares all abol
thn .1Ilnrn nunrn cIparnd hu The nnIIcl